Append all of the matched elements to another, specified, set of elements. This operation is, essentially, the reverse of doing a regular $(A).append(B), in that instead of appending B to A, you're appending A to B. Content to append to the selected element to. Appends all paragraphs to the element with the ID "foo" <p>I would like to say: </p><div id="foo"></div> $("p").appendTo("#foo"); <div id="foo"><p>I would like to say: </p></div>